Record-breaking wildfires burned nearly 100,000 hectares in France, interior minister says
News Sustainability Record-breaking wildfires burned nearly 100,000 hectares in France, interior minister says For days, France and Spain have been fighting raging wildfires. At the same time, Spain is also faced with massive wildfires in the area of the country close to Madrid. "It is an historic record," Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez told reporters on Saturday, announcing that almost 98,000 hectares have burned since the beginning of the year.
- ▪News Sustainability Record-breaking wildfires burned nearly 100,000 hectares in France, interior minister says For days, France and Spain have been fighting raging wildfires.
- ▪At the same time, Spain is also faced with massive wildfires in the area of the country close to Madrid.
- ▪"It is an historic record," Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez told reporters on Saturday, announcing that almost 98,000 hectares have burned since the beginning of the year.
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- ▪ Nearly 98,000 hectares burned in France, a 'historic record' says government — France 24 (EN)
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News Sustainability Record-breaking wildfires burned nearly 100,000 hectares in France, interior minister says For days, France and Spain have been fighting raging wildfires. Copy Link Copied Share via email Share on X Share on WhatsApp Share on LinkedIn Free article usually reserved for subscribers Wildfire restarting in a forest next to La Atalaya residential area, Spain. | Cesar Manso/AFP via Getty Images July 25, 2026 2:59 pm CET By Giorgio Leali PARIS — France is deploying military planes and getting help from other EU countries in the fight against the worst wave of wildfires in the country's recent history. At the same time, Spain is also faced with massive wildfires in the area of the country close to Madrid.
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